#8d8b8b

Color #8d8b8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.51 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8b8b

RGB

rgb(141, 139, 139)

HSL

hsl(0, 0.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 1.4%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 1.4%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(58.03, 0.74, 0.26)

LCH

lch(58.03, 0.78, 19.36)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0024, 16.93)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.5%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8d8d

Analogous

#8d8b8c

#8d8b8b

#8d8c8b

Triadic

#8d8b8b

#8b8d8b

#8b8b8d

Split-complementary

#8d8b8b

#8b8d8c

#8b8c8d

Tetradic

#8d8b8b

#8d8d8b

#8b8d8d

#8b8b8d

Square

#8d8b8b

#8c8d8b

#8b8d8d

#8c8b8d

Shades

Color #8d8b8b mixed toward black.

#767474

#5e5c5c

#474545

#2f2e2e

#181717

Tints

Color #8d8b8b mixed toward white.

#a09e9e

#b3b2b2

#c6c5c5

#d9d8d8

#ececec

Tones

Color #8d8b8b mixed toward gray.

#8d8b8b

#8c8c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c8b · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#8c8c8b · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#8d8b8b · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 1.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8b8b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#8d8b8b (#8d8b8b) is rgb(141, 139, 139) in RGB.

No, #8d8b8b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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